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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gentry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gentry and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Gentry:
- 35.296163, -101.992413
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Gentry
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Potter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Potter County
- Since Gentry is near Oldham County and also Randall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oldham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randall County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Gentry
Communities Also Named Gentry ...
We found nine communities that are also named Gentry.
Within Texas, the name Gentry is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lamar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Gentry [Lamar County].
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This Gentry is located in Benton County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<2> to the east of the Gentry that is located in Potter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Gentry.
- Pike County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Gentry [Pike County].
- Idaho
- Shoshone County
- This Gentry is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Gentry that is located in Potter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Gentry.
- Kentucky
- Breathitt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Gentry [Breathitt County].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Gentry is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Gentry that is located in Potter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Gentry.
- Missouri
- Gentry County
- This Gentry is located in Gentry County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Gentry that is located in Potter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gentry County community of Gentry.
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Gentry [Rockingham County].
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This Gentry is located in Putnam County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<2> to the east of the Gentry that is located in Potter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Gentry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gentry ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bushland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chunky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chunky is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
- Everett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Everett is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ford is located in Deaf Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Four Way
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Four Way is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Way
- Lake Tanglewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tanglewood is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tanglewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
- Lee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Marsh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marsh is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
- Timbercreek Canyon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Timbercreek Canyon is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek Canyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
How Far From Gentry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gentry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gentry and extending to:
- Amarillo, which is the Seat of Potter County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gentry to Amarillo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 425 miles [684 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,783 miles [12,525.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Gentry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gentry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Gentry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gentry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2962, Longitude: -101.9924 In this case, the coordinates for Gentry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.856 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.402 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.861 degrees. |
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